MEDICAL ETHICS AND THE EROTETIC METHOD: AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Angela Magnanini, Emanuel Isidori

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The article examines the erotetic method—teaching through structured questions and dialogue – as an operational framework for medical ethics. Shifting from transmitted rules to posed problems fosters critical thinking, value awareness, and well-reasoned decisions under uncertainty. Rooted in the Socratic tradition, the model can be applied to specific cases (end-of-life, transplantation, triage) to internalize values and strengthen argumentation, empathy, and professional accountability.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v9i4.1626

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